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Windsor Castle under surveillance after break-in near Prince William and Kate Middleton’s home
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Windsor Castle under surveillance after break-in near Prince William and Kate Middleton’s home

Adelaide Lodge is just five minutes away.

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Windsor Castle is currently under police surveillance after a pair of masked attackers broke into the property last month while Prince William, Kate Middleton and their three children – Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis – were sleeping to their house nearby. on the property.

A burglary took place at Windsor Castle last month on October 13, People reported by Sun.. The masked men set their sights on stealing farm equipment and used a stolen car to crash through the property’s gate on their way out. The incident took place at Shaw Farm on the property.

Thames Valley Police, which is responsible for security in the Windsor Castle area, confirmed the break-in in a statement to People which read: “At around 11.45pm on Sunday 13 October we received a report of a burglary at a property on the Crown Estate off the A308 in Windsor. The offenders entered a farm building and left in a black Isuzu pick-up and a red quad. They then left for the Old Windsor/Datchet area.”

“No arrests have been made at this stage and an investigation is ongoing,” the statement concluded.

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While Middleton, William and their children do not live at Windsor Castle, the family lives just five minutes from the Adelaide Cottage property. The incident happened on a Sunday evening when the children were planning to go to school the next day. Neither Buckingham Palace nor Kensington Palace responded PeopleHis request for comment, he thought the press noted that it was normal not to receive a response from the palace regarding security issues.

“They should have known the vehicles were stored there before breaking in and know when was the best time to get there and get away without getting caught,” a source said. Sun.. “So you must have been eyeing Windsor Castle for a while.”

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“There are alarms at Windsor Castle but the first time anyone knew there had been a break-in was when they crashed through the security barrier at the Shaw Farm Gate exit,” the source added. “The barrier had to be replaced because it was like that. badly damaged.”

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge moved to Adelaide Cottage in 2022 to be close to where the children go to school, Lambrook School, which is nearby in Ascot.